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Which system better meets the Polyarchy standards, the Canadian or the US system?

2016 is a presidential election year in the US whereas 2015 was an election year in Canada. Explain the electoral and political systems of the two countries (at the federal level), including legislative-executive relations. Now read the criteria identified by Robert Dahl in Democracy and Its Critics (required for Week 5 and available on Moodle) for polyarchy. In your opinion, which system better meets the Polyarchy standards, the Canadian or the US system?

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